The patient may be dismissed home after adequate recovery, typically the same day or the day following the surgical procedure. The dressing is changed the morning after surgery, incision lines should be kept moist with an ointment for 10 days, and a 5 day course of oral antibiotics is completed. The patient is instructed to regularly clean and moisten the incision lines, to cool the face with ice and to wear a commercial Velcro compression dressing for one week day and night and an additional week just at night. Sutures are removed 5 to 7 days after surgery. The patient is asked to limit physical activity for 10-14 days and to minimize sun exposure for six months.
Make-Up may be worn after 10-14 days, at which time the patient is typically healed enough to return to work. Regular follow-up visits are scheduled until healing has taken place. Visits at 3 months and 1 year postoperatively complete the early postoperative care.
Reference information: www.eafps.org, www.entific.com.hk
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